Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

complice

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: com-plice
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An accomplice; a supporter.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The lives of all your loving complices / Lean on your health; the which, if you give o’er / To stormy passion, must perforce decay."
"VVell, the VVeſt-Saxon King vvas quickly overcome, and all his Complices either killed, or conquered, and yet King Edvvine demurred to embrace Chriſtianity."
"Our Saviour was accused that he would Destroy the Temple. The first Martyr Steven was stoned as a Complice."
"[A] bill confirming the attainder of Somerset and his complices was also rejected by the commons, tho’ it had passed the upper house."

Etymology

From Old French.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

complices (plural)

Questions

What does complice mean?: An accomplice; a supporter.
Where does complice come from?: From Old French.

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